UNSPSC 85631637: Replacement of scalp skin with synthetic substitute, partial thickness, external approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to replacement of scalp skin with synthetic substitute, partial thickness, external approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0HR0XJ4

UNSPSC 85631637, Replacement of scalp skin with synthetic substitute, partial thickness, external approach, is a Commodity code showing minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—surgical scalp replacement procedures—does not match the medical and health services state and local governments are actually soliciting. Recent opportunities under this code tag involve independent medical evaluations, surgical benefit carve-out programs, occupational health surveillance, emergency medical services for detained youth, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing. None of these services involve scalp skin replacement or related dermatologic procedures. The mismatch suggests the code may be a data tagging error in the opportunities reviewed, or that state and local procurement offices are applying it incorrectly to health administration and occupational medicine contracts that belong elsewhere in the UNSPSC hierarchy.

The six recent opportunities posted between July and September 2026 span state agencies (Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries), county health systems and procurement offices (Collier County Board of County Commissioners, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, County of Santa Clara Health System), and municipal government (City of Phoenix Retirement Office, City of Long Beach). Geographic activity includes Washington, Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the City of Phoenix Retirement Office's RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) for disability benefit determinations; the Washington State Department of Transportation's RFP for occupational medical surveillance services across 14 ferry system locations (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026, with a pre-bid conference on August 31, 2026); and the County of Santa Clara Health System's qualification pool for temporary health professional staffing across 13 ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). The code itself does not appear to reflect actual procurement demand for scalp replacement procedures at the state or local level.